Battle of Morat

Battle of Morat
Part of the Burgundian Wars

Illustration from the Zürcher Schilling (1480/1484)
Date22 June 1476
Location
Near Murten, Canton of Fribourg
46°56′00″N 7°07′00″E / 46.933333°N 7.116667°E / 46.933333; 7.116667
Result Swiss victory
Belligerents
Duchy of Burgundy
Duchy of Savoy		 Old Swiss Confederacy
Duchy of Lorraine
Upper Alsace[1]
Commanders and leaders
Charles the Bold
Jacques of Savoy
John of Luxembourg †		 Hans von Hallwyl
Hans Waldmann
Adrian von Bubenberg
René II, Duke of Lorraine
Strength
c. 12,000[2]–c. 20,000[3] c. 25,000[4]
Casualties and losses
6,000–10,000 410
Location within Switzerland

The Battle of Morat ((French: Bataille de Morat; German: Schlacht bei Murten) took place during the Burgundian Wars (1474–1477) that was fought on 22 June 1476 between Charles the Bold, the Duke of Burgundy, and a Swiss Confederation army at Morat (Murten), about 30 kilometres from Bern. It was the second major engagement of the Burgundian Wars, and ended in a crippling defeat for Charles the Bold. The severity of the losses permanently crippled the Burgundian army and their military efforts.

Background

The Burgundian Wars (1474–1477) were a product of the expansionist ambitions of Charles the Bold, who had been crowned Duke of Burgundy in 1467.

See also

References

  1. ^ "The Panorama of the Battle of Murten - The Battle of Murten, 1476".
  2. ^ Vaughan, Richard (2002). Charles the Bold : the last Valois Duke of Burgundy. Woodbridge, Suffolk, U.K. Rochester, NY: The Boydell Press. p. 386. ISBN 0851159184.
  3. ^ Schnerb, Bertrand (2012). "Murten, Battle of". In Rogers, Clifford (ed.). The Oxford encyclopedia of medieval warfare and military technology. Vol. 1. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 37–38. ISBN 978-0-19-533403-6. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  4. ^ Vaughan pg. 391

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